Are you one of those guests in kiddie parties who attack the kids’ buffet because they have ‘cooler’ food choices like party spaghetti, chicken lollipops, pork bbq and corndogs? I hope I’m not alone on this one. I enjoyed attending parties as a little nugget, participating in all the games and eating red hotdogs with …read »

Despite Mezcal’s rise in popularity around the world, it may never attain the same commercial success as tequila. Sustainability and its artisanal production methods greatly hamper its yearly production but this may not be such a bad thing. At times it is quite refreshing to enjoy a spirit that is rustic, traditional and still produced …read »

In 1864 Senor Eloy Lecanda y Chavez decided to go into the Wine Business. He planted some vine cuttings on a suitable piece of land that he inherited from his father in the Ribera de Duero Region in Spain, an area known for wine making since the seventeenth century. Don Eloy noticed that the terroir …read »

These past few weeks, our feed has been flooded with posts and photos of how great the Laksa at the Shangri-la at the Fort is. Being a fan of Laksa, I had to check it out for myself. Yes, the hype is real: The Shangri-la at the Fort does make a great bowl of Laksa. …read »

Many have called former CEO Georg Riedel the consummate salesman. During his tenure, he traveled around the world spreading the gospel of all things Riedel: An Austrian glass company that started out making glass pieces for chandeliers and jewelry in the eighteenth century. At present, the company is most known for making a technically advanced …read »

A friend from high school recently started posting photos of the fresh pasta she makes from home and her tomato chili pasta caught my eye. We got in touch and I ordered a few variants including the mushroom garlic and herb garlic to try. Pasta is a cupboard staple in our home; fresh pasta changes …read »